National Science Content Standards Levels 9-12 FL 08

TABLE 6.10. CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 9-12

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES	SCIENCE AS INQUIRY	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	LIFE SCIENCE
Systems, order, and organization	Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	Structure of atoms	The cell
Evidence, models, and explanation	Understandings about scientific inquiry	Structure and properties of matter	Molecular basis of heredity
Change, constancy, and measurement		Chemical reactions	Biological evolution
Evolution and equilibrium		Motions and forces	Interdependence of organisms
Form and function		Conservation of energy and increase in disorder	Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
		Interactions of energy and matter	Behavior of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES	HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Energy in the earth system	Abilities of technological design	Personal and community health	Science as a human endeavor
Geochemical cycles	Understandings about science and technology	Population growth	Nature of scientific knowledge
Origin and evolution of the earth system		Natural resources	Historical perspectives
Origin and evolution of the universe		Environmental quality
		Natural and human-induced hazards
		Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

National Science Education Standards, (1996) page 111